Checkmate 05-07-2005

Bruno's Chess Problem: 05/07/2005

O.Votruba, 1st Pr., Narodni politika, 1928

Mate in 3(***)
chess problem diagram

White to play

Tip:

Level : * (very easy) to ****** (very hard)

1. Re2! ... 2. Nxe3+ Kxe5 3. Nd5#
  1... Kd5 2. Qxe3 ... 3. Ncxa5#
     2... Kc6 3. Qc5#
  1... f4 2. Ncd6+ Kxe5 3. Qa1#
     2... Qb3 3. Bxb3#
  1... Qb3 2. Nd8+ Kd5 3. Nb6#
  1... Qe4 2. Qb6+ Qc6+ 3. Qxc6#
     2... Kd5 3. Qd6#
  1... Qxe5 2. Qb6+ Kd5+ 3. Rxe5#
  1... Qxe2 2. Qd4 ... 3. Qd7#
     2... Qxe5 3. Qxe5#